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<p>In Ukraine, Adrift </p><p>Messy, care-free and lacking a sense of responsibility Ukraine is a country with agrand and bloody history and regular fistfights in the parliament. With itssize, geographical location and ongoing breakup from its towering neighbourRussia, Ukraine has entered the 20s navigating through populism, unbridled capitalismand sprouting democratic activism.  In a Europe beset by forces ofauthoritarianism and nationalism, Ukraine has - in an unorderly manner - takensmall but clear steps towards a modern liberal democracy. Its nationalism isone of a curiously internationalist brand. </p><p>In Ukraine, adrift is a report from a nation in search of an identity and a place in Europe. Paul Frigyes jumps on the train to Lviv todiscuss gender roles, tries to get his head around corruption and the post-Sovieteconomy in grand Kyiv, digs into memories of genocide and forgotten bodies inKharkiv in the East, meets environmental activists in the rough steel city ofKryvyi Rih and gets lost in the footsteps of Karl XII and Mazepa in the woodsof Poltava. Finally, he visits Chernobyl as it turns into a Mecca for miserytourism.  </p><p>Democracy activist Andriy Kruglashov summarizes the state of Ukraine, a nation that in2021 turns 30 years old: We are somewhere between pure madness and somethingthat could turn out really good. </p>

When the war in Nagorno-Karabach broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in September 2020, few believed it would last more than a few days. Instead, it developed into a full-scale war, deeply involving the regional powers of the Caucasus: Russia and Turkey.<br/>   After 44 days, it ended with a Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The borders were redrawn, and Russia stationed 2,000 troops in Nagorno-Karabach standing between the Armenians and Azerbaijanis. The story of Nagorno-Karabach ended with a mass exodus of the whole Armenian population in September 2023.<br/>   In his unique reportage book, Rasmus Canbäck describes how he navigated the Russian presence and entered a region closed to foreign journalists. "I Die Slowly Every Day" portrays what one of the most complex conflicts of our time means for people on the ground.